I have a 90 Civic Dx awaiting a transplant. Recently when shifting to third from second at 6k It occasionally makes a grinding sound. It doesnt happen in any other gears. Any Ideas? Thanks.

 

i have an idea...
welcome to the club.

 

a lot of us have that.try 7000rpm shifts,its worse there.

 

These guys are alot of help huh?!?!?!......hehe. Its most likely your third gear syncro going out, happens alot.

 

This exact thing just started happening to my rex about 2 weeks ago. What is the solution? I am about to by a hi performance clutch and wanted to know if it would be cheaper to buy another used transmission or try to get this one serviced. Also, who can recommend a good clutch? I am putting in my 65 shot zex kit soon and I know the stock clutch wont hold for long, so I am preparing. The clutch will eventually need to withstand a 125 shot, once the motor is built(hopefully will come later). My setup is a d16z6 with a crx si transmission. And do I need to order a clutch for the si transmission, or the z6 engine, or do I need to peice it together. Sorry for all of the noob questions. Thanks


[Modified by sohcvtecrx, 5:36 AM 9/29/2002]

 

the cheapest solution is to double-clutch and plz no f&f comments

 

f&f?

is that a pace setter?(avatar)

 

From what I have heard it is cheaper to find a good one(thats if you can find one from a honest person selling it.) You will probably want a ACT street/strip clutch, has good grip yet not to much. Doesnt act as a on off switch like 6pucks. But you might need something like that depending on how much you are building it. I believe you need to match the clutch with the tranny, but not 100% sure on that one.

 

mine started grinding in third after i changed to HMTF and then i later figured out i never adjusted my clutch, so it was all the way at the top. Fixed to a better, more likeable spot. and have not had the griding at High RPM shift anymore. Everying working out great, for now...

 

**** i fucked mine up myself. Because out of the blue it started happening, and i remembered that i just put in new tranny fluid 2 weeks before, but someone told me not to fill it when jacked up from the crossmember and that's how I did it. So i just filled it by jacking up the pass side, and filled it and now it's gone. But i think i messed it up becuz i kept shifting at 8k to see if i'm doing something different when i shift. So now i have to shift a lil slow at 8k and it'll go in smooth but if i do it too fast it'll grind.


So just to let everyone know- Fill the tranny by jacking up the pass side!!!! HTH

 

grinds 1-2 shift and 2-3 shift just started grinding